GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |